 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 250 pages
...to measure angles and directions, latitude and longitude, difference of time, etc. 288. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre. 289. The Circumference of a circle is the bounding line; any part of the circumference,... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1877 - 430 pages
...is about | of a quart of dry measure. ANGULAR MEASURE AND LONGITUDE. DEFINITIONS. 133. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the Centre. The bounding line is called the Circumference, and any part of this circumference... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 444 pages
...the base being 14 yards; what is thu height of the ridge ? Ans. 18ft. THE CIRCLE. 341. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the Centre. 342. The Circumference of a circle is the bounding line; any part of the circumference,... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1877 - 418 pages
...angles are right angles. 561. A Polygon is a plane figure bounded by straight lines. 562. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center. . 563. The Circumference is the line which bounds the circle. 564. A Radius of a... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1877 - 350 pages
...eight, an octagon, etc. • 23. A diagonal is a line joining two angles not adjacent. 24. A circle is a .plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center. 25. The circumference of a circle is the curved line which bounds the figure. 26.... | |
 | Henry Kiddle - Astronomy - 1877 - 296 pages
...lines is called a PLANE FIGURE. .pig, i, 10. A CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded Tangent by a curve line every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre. 11. The curve line that bounds a circle is called the CIRCUMFERENCE. 12. The DIAMETER... | |
 | William Henry Harrison Phillips - Geometry - 1878 - 236 pages
...bisects the parallelogram. BOOK II. THE CIRCLE I. —DEFINITIONS. 1. A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point wi-thin called the centre. 2. The curve is called the circumference of the circle. 3. An arc is a portion of... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1878 - 240 pages
...231 cubic inches. ANGULAR MEASURE AND LONGITUDE. DEFINITIONS. 209. A Circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre; as, AED. The bounding line is called the circumference; as, AED. Any part of the... | |
 | Edwin Pliny Seaver - Arithmetic - 1878 - 380 pages
...quart ; what did I gain by the sale ? CIRCULAR AND ANGULAR MEASURES. 331. A plane surface bounded by a line every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre, is a circle. 332. The bounding line of a circle is the circumference. Any part of... | |
 | Edward Olney - Arithmetic - 1879 - 392 pages
...means that the height of the ridge above the plates is j the spau, etc. 441. A Circle is a plane (flat) figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the Centre. The curved line i8 called the Circumference. A line drawn from the centre to the... | |
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A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center. 
